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noun - a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Gas generated in or expelled from the digestive tract, especially the stomach or intestines.
noun - intestinal gas
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| Wind from American prairie? |
| Not bubbling, American gas |
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| Gas generated in or expelled from the digestive tract, especially the stomach or intestines. |
| gas in or from the stomach or intestines, produced by swallowing air or by bacterial fermentation. |
| a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus |
| Gas in or from the stomach or intestines, produced by swallowing air or by bacterial fermentation. |
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| Flatulence is defined in the medical literature as "flatus expelled through the anus" or the "quality or state of being flatulent", which is defined in turn as "marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine or stomach; likely to cause digestive flatulence". The root of these words is from the Latin flatus "a blowing, a breaking wind". Flatus is also the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. Despite these standard definitions, a proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed environmental air, and hence flatus is not totally generated in the stomach or bowels. The scientific study of this area of medicine is termed flatology.It is normal for humans to pass flatus through the rectum, although the volume and frequency may vary greatly between individuals. It is also normal for intestinal gas passed through the rectum to have a characteristic feculent smell, although this too may vary in concentration. Flatus is brought to the rectum by specialised contract |